A round up of Trumpian events 🖕🍊🤡

[anon61221983]

Seriously, McConnell came right out and called ensuring the right to vote a power grab by the democratic party…

McConnell criticizes House proposal to make Election Day a federal holiday

With each passing day, they get more honest about what they actually want, don’t they, and that is not a functioning democracy…

[armozel]

When Foxconn tried this offer on Kasich he said no. He knew full well after Pennsylvania got suckered that all Foxconn was doing this to get lower taxes and not built out anything in the US. Scott Walker was just another sucker and maybe someone who got bribed off more than Kasich was offered respectively. But it’s clear Wisconsinites are now stuck with this. I hope their state legislature claws back all the tax benefits.

[emo_pinata]

The Trump camp has been saying that since 2015

[HMSGoose]

TIL a “power grab” can be a good thing.

[anon61221983]

It’s really a blatantly anti-democratic (meaning anti-democracy, not anti–democratic party) statement from a mainstream politician. These autocrats are really letting their beliefs be known to the public…

[Melz2]

Prosecutors lay out volume of evidence collected on Roger Stone

@anon61221983

Folks need to begin a campaign to oust Mitch; he’s long past his expiration date.

[anon75430791]

I think he’s right; it is a right wing parody of the Democratic platform. A real parody. Correct.

[HMSGoose]

It is an insane testament to tribalism that a calculating politician was confident that such a shallow and lazy smear would cover a blatantly pro-corruption and power consolidation line.

[Melz2]

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-31/democrats-want-to-make-voting-easier-what-s-not-to-like

[HMSGoose]

If McConnell wants an aristocracy, then he’s free to advocate for one.

…And feeling freer by the day, it appears, especially with an army of angry, gun-toting authoritarians and gold-humpers lining up behind him and Trump to have their rights stripped away to spite the rest of us.

[anon29537550]

'Whistleblower' in White House security clearance office is suspended

Can’t have people telling the truth about how this shitshow is actually running, now can we?

[anon48584343]

Hear that?

That’s the Elijah Cummings oversight panel coming for WH clearances…

[Melz2]

Better late than never.

[anon61221983]

'Here I Am, Rock You Like a Herman Cain': President Reportedly Considering Pizza...

[Faffenreffer]

[Wanderfound]

Portland police sergeant’s inflammatory roll call statements released a year...

Lewis made the comment while instructing officers at a Central Precinct roll call on Feb. 12, 2017, how to place civil holds on people to take them to a detoxification center when they’re inebriated in public or in public garages. He said, “If you come across a black person, just shoot them,’’ according to the letter.

Lewis’ remarks came just three days after the controversial fatal police shooting of an African American teen, 17-year-old Quanice Hayes. About 16 officers and three other sergeants were present at the 4 p.m. roll call, according to the letter dated Jan. 12, 2018.

[…]

Officers interviewed provided varying accounts of Lewis’ statement, the letter reveals.

According to one account, Lewis told officers to “be smart’’ about who they removed from inside parking garages for being intoxicated. Lewis, according to this officer, said, “If you come across a guy in a suit and tie that came downtown and had a little too much to drink … he’s probably not the guy you want to detox straight out of the garage. He will most likely sue you. If it’s a homeless guy, you will probably be safe. I doubt he‘s going to sue you."

[nungesser]

Trump must have come across Herman Cain’s campaign video.

[Faffenreffer]

Yow! Kind of a Mothers of Invention vibe to that, circa Absolutely Free or Freak Out .

[Wanderfound]

Meanwhile…

Jim Sciutto (jimsciutto)

[Wanderfound]

Analysis | In a new poll, half of Republicans say they would support...

Roughly half of Republicans believe Trump won the popular vote — and would support postponing the 2020 election.

Nearly half of Republicans (47 percent) believe that Trump won the popular vote, which is similar to this finding. Larger fractions believe that millions of illegal immigrants voted (68 percent) and that voter fraud happens somewhat or very often (73 percent). Again, this is similar to previous polls.

Moreover, 52 percent said that they would support postponing the 2020 election, and 56 percent said they would do so if both Trump and Republicans in Congress proposed this.